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   serpentine

   /ˈsəːp(ə)ntʌɪn/

   adjective

   • 1. of or like a serpent or snake: "serpentine coils"
   • ▪ winding and twisting like a snake: "serpentine country lanes" Similar windingwindyzigzagzigzaggingtwistingtwistyturningmeanderingcurvingsinuoussnakingsnakytortuousrare:anfractuousflexuousmeandrousserpentiformOpposite straight
   • ▪ complex, cunning, or treacherous: "his charm was too subtle and serpentine for me" Similar complicatedintricatecomplexinvolvedtortuousconvolutedtangledelaborateknottyconfusingbewilderingbafflinginextricableentangledimpenetrableByzantineDaedalianGordianrare:involuteinvolutedOpposite straightforwardsimple

   noun

   • 1. a dark green mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, sometimes mottled or spotted like a snake's skin.
   • 2. a winding lake in Hyde Park, London, constructed in 1730.
   • 3. a riding exercise consisting of a series of half-circles made alternately to right and left: "for young horses, suppleness and control were built with serpentines"
   • 4. a kind of cannon, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries. historical

   verb

   • 1. move or lie in a winding path or line: "fresh tyre tracks serpentined back towards the hopper"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin serpentinus (see serpent).

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   The meaning of SERPENTINE is of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement). How to use serpentine in a sentence. Did you know?

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   SERPENTINE definition: 1. curving and twisting like a snake: 2. complicated and difficult to understand: 3. curving and…. Learn more.

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   noun. a dark green or brown mineral with a greasy or silky lustre, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. It is used as an ornamental stone; and one variety (chrysotile) is known as asbestos. Composition: hydrated magnesium silicate. Formula: Mg 3 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 . Crystal structure: monoclinic.

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   Serpentine is an adjective that means curving and twisting like a snake, or complicated and difficult to understand. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and related words, and find translations in different languages.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › serpentineSerpentine - definition of serpentine by The Free Dictionary

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   Serpentine can be an adjective meaning snake-like or sinuous, or a noun referring to a green mineral or a metamorphic rock. Learn more about its origin, usage, and synonyms from various dictionaries and sources.

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   serpentine. the "serpentine" family. You can use the adjective serpentine to describe things that look like a serpent or are snakelike. Looking down at the carved riverbeds in the Grand Canyon is like looking into a basket of snakes: the serpentine twists curve throughout the canyon floor.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSERPENTINE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   a yellow, orange, red, or grey lustrous secondary mineral consisting of lead molybdate in the form of platelike tetragonal crystals. It occurs with lead ores and is a source of molybdenum. Formula: PbMoO. vanadinite zircon wulfenite.